Just yesterday name of Ekaterina Serebrianskaya, Olimpic
1996 champion, was known by everybody, because Katya was representing grace of
world rhythmic gymnastics. And today sport of lovely gymnast became past. Katya
started doing new things, model business and she feels quite confident there.

- Why did you decide to retire from rhythmic gymnastics?

- Every person chooses his own life path. I’ve chosen to
quit and to start doing new things

- Wasn't your retirement
connected to not very good negotiations with Deruigina?

- Let's not discuss this topic, which
is very old and not new

- Ok, no word about it. Then tell
us, why did you choose model business. Did you have an alternative, let's say,
coach work?

- I will have time to work as a coach
always. Model agency is a frash air in my life. I like new ideas and projects.
There is something similar between model business and rhythmic gymnastics. My
work nowadays reminds me my work in the past

- Who helped you to create your
model agency?

- I had no help. I did everything
myself

- How did you choose the staff?
Perhaps, you invited your friends?

- No, I invited to work almost totally
unknown people for me. I was talking to them and choosing those, who I'd like to
work with. I was forming team for work, not for friendship. Even though I'm
friends with many of the staff, they are at first my colleagues

- Do you have many friends?

- There are many people in my life, who
I can call friends. However, I have very little amount of true friends

- If you don't feel well in your
soul, what do you do?

- I go to the psychiatrist

- There is half a year till Olimpic
in Sydney. Can anyone of Ukrainian rhythmic gymnasts win "gold" in
Austria?

- I look on Ukrainian perspectives on
Olimpic Games very pessimistically, I think we won't see neither gold nor silver
medal there. And I think that our people will have less medals in other sport
than in Atlanta. What are the reason? Country must support it's sportsmen, not
to turn from them. We should prepare during the whole 4 years to the most major
competition. On last Olympics in Atlanta Ukraine was 8th overall just thanks to
the USSR former training process

- Till the reforms, the National
sports committee was headed by Alexandr Volkov, former sportsman, Olimpic
Champion. Do you think he tried to change the crisis situation?

- It's difficult for me to speak about
all sports disciplines. We have difficult problems in rhythmic gymnastics, which
stayed the same. Alexandr Volkov is a former basketball player, that's why he paid
attention to his kind of sport.

- Are there any perspective gymnasts
in Ukraine, who not in Sydney, but on next Olimpics, will be able to get into
top 3?

- Yes, there are such girls. Among them
is pupil of the Crimean gymnastics school Lesya Tkachenko and also Kyivite Anya
Bessonova. However, nowadays they can't make concurency to the leader of world
rhythmic gymnastics, Russian Alina Kabaeva. I like this gymnast, she is unique.

- You created first sports school in
Simpheropol? How is now Crimean rhythmic gymnastics going on?

- Even worse than in Kyiv. In the
capital somebody tries to help gymnasts, in the Crimea they are left without
nothing. Many girls came to Simpheropol from the whole peninsula, but there are
no normal conditions to train. How can we show good results if a child eats with
only some grivmyas per day? Well, what a country, what a sport

- In June of last year took place
the presentation of Charity Foundation of Ekaterina Serebrianskaya. What aims
does it have?

- It tries to help young and talented
sportsmen, children sports schools.

- You parents, who were popular sportsmen
in the past, played a big role in your chose of profession

- Yes, my success took place only
thanks to my mom and dad. They taught me to work at the trainings and win on competitions.

- How often do you meet your parents
and do you listen to their point of view?

- My parents stayed in Simpheropol, my
mom works with new gymnasts and my dad is a head of sports club "Gratsia".
When I have opportunity, I try to come to Simferopol. Sometimes I listen to
their advice, but mostly I do what I think is the best.

- Did you childhood dreams come
true?

- In my childhood I wanted to win
"gold" and in 1996 my dream came true

- What do you dream about now?

- As many women, I want normal women
happiness. Soon will go out my book "Stories of Olimpic Champion",
where you will be able to read about everything

- Do you think about getting
married, children?

- No, family life isn't in my plans now

- Do you think you are a star?

- I can't judge about it. I think it's
better seen from the side

- What do you think about women
getting to compete in many unusual for her kinds of sport? Well, I think no one
can get embarrassed today when he or she sees that a girl comes to the boxing
ring?

- I negatively look at it. Woman must
always stay a woman

- Did you have a thought to take
part in a film?

- I like variety in life, but I've
never thought about the carreir of actress, even though it could be interesting.
I have experience in filming in advertisements and clip of "Okean Elzi"
/Sosni/

- What do you do in your free time?

- I like to walk in the park near
stadium Dynamo. I go to the theatre and concert hall very often as well.

- What kind of music do you prefer?

- I like popular music, but classical
one doesn't attract me

- As soon as I know you have not bad
sports car. Do you like driving fast?

- I prefer sports cars. Earlier I drove
"Mizubisi", but I had an accident and the car crashed. Now I have
"Volvo". I enjoy driving fast, about 180 km per hour.

- What are the reactions of
policemen on your speed?

- It turns out that I always break
driving rules and policement, stopping me, ask me to pay money

- Aren't they embarassed by the fact
that Olimpic Champion is near them? They shouldn't ask money, but ask authograph!